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Dove's Luncheonette
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2025
- address1543-1545 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Dove's Luncheonette clean?
Dove's Luncheonette is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dove's Luncheonette?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (SHAKERS & SQUEEZE BOTTLES) WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.17 : MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING VENT IN FRONT PREP AREA.
When was Dove's Luncheonette last inspected?
Dove's Luncheonette has 17 inspections on record going back to September 4, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 13, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2017 | Fail |
Dove's Luncheonette vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.